Reference of the post: INT03754
CONFIDENTIALITY REGIME

In application of Article 114.1 of INTERPOL’s Rules on the Processing of Data (RPD), the General Secretariat is “responsible for determining authorization procedures or a system of security clearance at each data confidentiality level”. Member states which are not able or willing to assist INTERPOL in performing such a check should be... aware that some INTERPOL information might not be made available to their nationals working at INTERPOL.
In order to be able to access police information classified as “INTERPOL For official use only” or “INTERPOL RESTRICTED”, the individual has to obtain “INTERPOL Restricted” security clearance. This clearance is granted after Basic security screening.
For seconded or other officials assigned to work or assist at the General Secretariat by a member country, in lieu of Basic security screening, the respective NCB shall attest that the equivalent of the INTERPOL Basic security screening has been satisfactorily completed. This means that the following verifications will not be performed by the General Secretariat but are considered to have been taken care of by the respective NCB.
In order to be able to access police information classified as “INTERPOL CONFIDENTIAL”, the individual has to obtain “INTERPOL Confidential” security clearance. This clearance is granted after Enhanced security screening.
Under no circumstances should clearance be granted simply because of an official’s rank, post held, or length of service. Staff may only gain access to General Secretariat premises and to police information if the appropriate INTERPOL security clearance has been obtained. In order to reduce the secondment timeline, and as the Enhanced security screening may take some time, the seconded Official requiring INTERPOL Confidential security clearance may be authorized to start the secondment if the NCB can confirm that the equivalent to Basic security screening has been performed. Access to INTERPOL CONFIDENTIAL information will not be authorized until Enhanced security screening is confirmed.

Duties, obligations, and privileges

In conformity with Article 30 of INTERPOL's Constitution, the national administration must refrain from giving instructions to an official it has seconded to work at the General Secretariat and must respect the exclusively international character of the duties of the Organization's staff.
In seconding an official to the Organization, the national administration is serving the interests of the international community and international police cooperation, not its own interests.
The officials of the Organization are subject to the authority of the Secretary General, to whom they are responsible in the performance of their functions.
They shall observe the Staff Regulations, the Staff Rules and any Staff Instructions issued by the Secretary General.
The officials of the Organization are international officials and, as such, their responsibilities are not national but exclusively international.
By accepting appointment, they pledge themselves to discharge their functions and to regulate their conduct with the interests of the Organization alone in view.
On taking up their posts, seconded officials shall sign a declaration of loyalty. In application of Staff Regulation 1.5(4), “if an official of the Organization refuses to sign the declaration of loyalty, or wishes to postpone its signature, his appointment shall be considered null and void.” Officials of the Organization enjoy the privileges, immunities and facilities to which they are entitled by virtue of the international agreements concluded by the Organization or by virtue of national legislation relating to this matter. more

INTRODUCTION OF THE POST

Under the supervision of the Director Global Outreach and Regional Support (GORS), the Head of Regional Bureau will manage a program covering a specialized range of activities within the Regional Bureau, through direct supervision of several project leaders and project teams of specialized staff.
He/she ensures (1) that the policies of the Directorate and the strategic... and tactical objectives (in so far as they concern the work of the Regional Bureau) are explained to, understood and known by the multiple staff members in the Regional Bureau, and fully implemented by the Regional Bureau; and (2) that the Regional Bureau functions efficiently and generates an effective performance as well as monitored and measured output.
The incumbent will be required to manage a complex program on very specialized issues within the context of self-contained and mutually supportive projects covering INTERPOL’s strategic law enforcement activities under the guidance of the Director.
He/she will be directly responsible for all staff in his/her Regional Bureau within the (core business) Directorate, as well as assisting his/her director to plan programs, projects, personnel, staffing and a budget cycle, and then manage its related financial and staffing resources.

PRIMARY DUTIES

Duty 1

Define, plan, and implement the Program and policies of the Regional Bureau so that its different components provide, through well-led and managed projects, quality a) specialized and b) operational police support in a timely manner both in specialized crime and regional and national specialization; and maintain an in-depth knowledge covering a wide range and scope of important of police matters. This police support will include training and investigative support to INTERPOL’s Member Countries on specific high profile crime areas, as well as operational and administrative services for their regional and national crime fighting activities as required.

Main activities as part of duty 1:

Perform a wide range of managerial activities related to the coordination and supervision of the Regional Bureau, including, but not limited to, program and project management, personnel, financial planning, strategic and operational decision making, and policy issues.
Maintain all policy objectives, working methods, and procedures and high level techniques under review and conduct changes to enhance the efficiency or effectiveness of the Regional Bureau.
Provide regular and timely ad-hoc reporting to the Director on the activities of the Regional Bureau.
Prepare annual Program work plans for the Regional Bureau along with sufficient details to enable appropriate staffing and budgetary planning proposals to the Director.
Prepare and/or direct and supervise the preparation of project initiation documents, project plans, project outcomes and performance measurement.
Ensure all tasks assigned by the Director, Executive Director or the Secretary General, (including issues arising from General Assembly, Resolutions, recommendations of Regional Conferences, and action plans) that are assigned within the programmed projects of the Regional Bureau are managed and overseen and that they receive appropriate priority and handling from the Regional Bureau.

Duty 2

Initiate, coordinate, and ensure that the Regional Bureau will, in a timely manner, identify existing and emerging crime related issues and provide managed project-based solutions for the international law enforcement community and establish regular status reports of the Regional Bureau’s activities for the Director and regular reporting on the outcomes of projects to the Executive Directors.

Main activities as part of duty 2:

Develop and implement a process for determining Regional Bureau priorities within the range of projects under the Regional Bureau Program to be assessed against the strategic priorities of INTERPOL, the Executive Directorate for Police Services and the Directorate itself. Working in cooperation with the Director, and the Executive Director, develop, oversee, and manage the execution of priority projects within the Regional Bureau and all staff working on those projects.
Ensure that staff of the Regional Bureau receive clear and timely instructions regarding internal management decisions and the expectations of the Director, the Executive Director and the Secretary General.
Continuously follow-up on the progress and results of on-going projects and provide accurate and timely advice and guidance to the Director.
Ensure effective liaison arrangements exist and are practiced between the Regional Bureau and all its project teams and with other Directorates within the General Secretariat.
Ensure that all police information referred for advice or exploitation to be entered into the Criminal Information System and/or be the subject of a publication, is processed in an expeditious manner and according to the Organization’s various rules pertaining to the use and safeguarding of police information.
Make recommendations to the Director regarding recruitment, staffing, and budget requirements, to ensure that the Regional Bureau is staffed at an appropriate level and maintains the correct range of skills to support the strategic role of the Regional Bureau’s program and projects.

Duty 3

Assist the Director in the continuous development of the Directorate and the INTERPOL Organization.

Main activities as part of duty 3:

Continuously manage, review, evaluate, thoroughly analyse and correct key processes within the Regional Bureau in order to keep pace with the changing criminal, social and geopolitical environment. Make clear, accurate, and timely recommendations to the Director andExecutive Director regarding key processes.
Determine and coordinate the proper functioning of the Regional Bureau at all levels of management within the Directorate and the Executive Directorate for Police Services.

Duty 4

Develop and maintain effective contacts with other Regional Bureaus, Sub-Directorates and Directorates of the General Secretariat, including leading or participating (as an expert in a field) in expert Working Groups, RBs, NCBs and other regional, national and international institutions outside the Organization, as directed, and represent the Directorate and General Secretariat in meetings and other fora when called upon to do so.

Main activities as part of duty 4:

Liaise effectively and efficiently with all other Programs and units within the Directorate,
Executive Directorate for Police Services, and the General Secretariat to ensure that there is a common understanding of policy and project issues and procedures through timely and appropriate cooperation and information sharing.
Maintain close and effective working relationships outside the Regional Bureau, the Directorate, the Executive Directorate for Police Services and the General Secretariat, such as Police Chiefs, NCBs, and other regional, national and international institutions, under the general guidance of the Director and Executive Director.
Could be required to either lead or participate as an expert in internal expert Working Groups aimed at proposing high level operational/regional/specialized crime expertise on some processes to be addressed internally or in co-operation with Member Countries.

Duty 5

Act on behalf of the Director, in his absence, and when required, at organizational as well as international conferences and meetings.

Main activities as part of duty 5:

Accurately represent the views and opinions of the Director and Executive Director at meetings, both inside and outside the Directorate and General Secretariat.
Perform all other duties and responsibilities delegated by the Director and ensure that all advice, decisions and issues on policy, programs and projects is consistent with INTERPOL policy and the directions of the Director and Executive Director.
Perform all other functions, duties, and responsibilities that may be directed by the Director and Executive Director to ensure the smooth functioning of the Regional Bureau’s programs and projects.
When called upon, and under the guidance of the Director, brief media representatives on issues pertaining to the specialized and technical work of programs and projects within the Regional Bureau or as otherwise required.

Duty 6

Seek self-developed and independent solutions, resulting from in-depth analysis on Regional Bureau issues, and provide them as recommendations for projects, activities and missions for the Regional Bureau to be undertaken, and prepare accurate and timely reports on action taken.

Main activities as part of duty 6:

Provide sound and accurate advice and recommendations regarding the correct and efficient utilization of the Regional Bureau’s financial and staffing resources.
Provide and manage an in-depth analysis on specific projects, activities and missions to be undertaken by the Regional Bureau in accordance with the strategic framework of the Regional Bureau’s programs and make appropriate recommendations to the Director and the Executive Director.

Duty 7

Generally, maintain a detailed knowledge of the activities, strategies and tactical objectives and outcomes of project leaders and project teams under his/her direct supervision.

Main activities as part of duty 7:

Perform all duties assigned by the Director and Executive Director in the manner prescribed.
Perform all other duties assigned by the Director in a manner, which is consistent with the policies of the Organization and direction of the Director and Executive Director.

DUTY 8

Carry out all other duties as may be directed by the hierarchy.

REQUIREMENTS

Please only include professional experience for which you can provide official proof of employment (i.e. pay-slip indicating your functional title, work certificates, etc.). You could be asked to provide copies of such documents prior to interviews/tests. Any discrepancies found between the information stated in any of your application documents and the evidence of employment provided, will be considered misrepresentation and may lead to your disqualification from this selection procedure. This is especially important for your current and previous functional titles (they need to be exactly the same as the one in your contractual agreement), exact dates of employment, description of responsibilities and achievements, reason(s) for leaving and part-time work.
All candidates will be assessed on the under mentioned requirements.

Training/Education required

 University degree (preferably in Law, Public Policy or Police Management)
 Law enforcement training at senior level.

Experience required.

 Minimum of 10 years’ experience in highly specialized criminal investigations including regional and national expertise/operational police support.
 Sound background in the management of strategic programs and projects and their performance monitoring, measurement and reporting.
 Experience as a Senior Manager of a national law enforcement agency or an equivalent position in an international law enforcement organization.
 Experience in planning and managing complex tasks, with only minimum supervision.
 Experience working in an international environment would be highly desirable; either from employment in an international organization or from participating in e.g. international working groups, joint international projects, etc.

Languages

 Professional fluency in English and French is required.
 Proficiency in a third official language of the Organization would be an additional asset.

Specific skills required.

 Background in the use of computer systems.
 Strong leadership qualities and solid presentation and communication skills are required.

Special aptitudes required.

 Personal and professional maturity.
 Ability to maintain objectivity and apply logical, specifically inductive, reasoning.
 Ability to work in teams as well as individually.
 Very strong communication skills, both in written and oral form.
 Ability to work under pressure.
 Good social, specifically multicultural, skills.
 Initiative, creativity (original thinking) and curiosity.
 Ability to develop and maintain professional networks.
 Ability to synthesize.
 Good listening skills. more

PRIMARY DUTIES
DUTY 1: Analyze pertinent information and disseminate it as appropriate

Assess information received at the General Secretariat and initiate the timely diffusion of relevant information to member countries;
Link items of information in order to develop trends and strategic initiatives as necessary.

DUTY 2: Prepare/Assist Projects, analysis and programmes

Initiate and... prepare programmes and projects concerning assigned countries dealt with or specific kind of crime;
Prepare analytical studies and summary reports;
Identify criminal/co-operation problems in assigned country and propose solutions.

DUTY 3: Organize and participate in meetings and/or conferences

Represent the General Secretariat at external meetings/conferences;
Prepare draft agenda, circular letters, invitations to specific speakers;
Arrange facilities of meetings;
Anticipate potential problems and recommend corrective action;
Draft a final report of the meeting/conference;
Follow-up on a timely basis action items as a result of the meeting/conference.

DUTY 4: Prepare reports /written communications and make oral presentations

Prepare written mission reports and any additional documents as necessary;
Write case studies and summaries;
Make presentations at the General Secretariat and other meetings;
Receive visitors in order to discuss INTERPOL issues.

DUTY 5: Perform liaison activities with RBs, NCBs, national law enforcement agencies and regional / international organizations

Assist member countries and regional initiatives/international organizations on request;
Advise on legal/technical possibilities for investigations;
Co-ordinate complicated ongoing investigations on request;
Carry out liaison missions as required;
Ensure the liaison between the General Secretariat and the assigned countries and regional initiatives/international organizations.

DUTY 6: Serve periodically as permanence officer (might cover night shifts)

Receive communications and take appropriate timely action during assign permanence duty, as outlined in the Stand-by duty instructions.

DUTY 7: Perform specific tasks

Establish and maintain work methods and procedures ;
Use working techniques in order to achieve maximum effectiveness and efficiency ;
In accordance with the annual Activity Program.

Training/Education required

Three to four years education at a University or another specialized higher education establishment.

Languages

Professional fluency in English.
Proficiency in a second official working language of the Organization (Arabic, French or Spanish) would be an asset.

Experience required

At least three years of experience in legal or police areas.
Ten years’ experience in the area is required if the post holder does not have the required level of education.
Experience in international police cooperation.

Specific skills required

Strong communication skills, both in written and oral form (public speaking and delivery of presentations).
Experience in working with computers including knowledge of oral presentations software, business intelligence and word processing software as well as Internet.
Experience in preparing written documents, including intelligence reports and visual presentations that meet professional standards.
Independently analyze complex/large volume of material.
Work within a multi-faceted investigative team concept.

Special aptitudes required

Personal and professional maturity.
Ability to maintain objectivity and apply logical reasoning.
Think/plan operationally and strategically.
Transform initiatives into new working practices.
Ability to work in teams as well as individually.
Ability to work under pressure and meet sudden deadlines.
Good social skills, particularly in a multicultural environment.
Initiative, creativity (original thinking) and curiosity.
Ability to develop and maintain professional networks.
Ability to synthesize.
Good listening skills more

PRIMARY DUTIES
The Regional criminal Intelligence analyst is expected to carry out a combination of the following specialized duties under regular supervision of his/her hierarchy:

DUTY 1: To produce operational analytical reports and assessments on the structure, scope and nature of criminal organizations and/or criminal activities;
DUTY 2: To produce strategic analytical reports and... assessments on the scope, nature and tendencies of crime phenomena, criminal organizations, the effectiveness of law enforcement measures or related issues in support of strategic decision making and development of policy in Member States' law enforcement organizations or at Interpol partner organizations;
DUTY 3: To perform environmental scanning, by applying advanced techniques, in search of emerging issues or trends of a political, economic, social or technological nature, with a potential to impact on the ability of the General Secretariat, Member States or INTERPOL partner organizations to prevent and suppress transnational crime, and disseminate them to concerned parties;
DUTY 4: To contribute to further development and better application of criminal intelligence analysis and its methods and tools, advancing the techniques and providing best practice for analysis as a law enforcement support tool;
DUTY 5: To perform any other task, related to criminal intelligence analysis, deemed appropriate by the incumbent's superior.

The following tasks may be undertaken in the framework of the performance of the abovementioned principal duties and activities:
As part of Duty No. 1:

To apply various operational analytical methods, such as comparative case analysis, offender group analysis and case analysis, and apply any technique/develop systems to accomplish the objective.
To conduct feasibility studies, assessing whether and under what conditions a proposal for analytical assistance is feasible, and draw-up project plans for analytical support.
To guide and assist member countries/specialized officers in their collection of information, and sometimes assume responsibility for collection of information.

As part of Duty No. 1 and 2:

To deliver to relevant clients finished analytical products (containing inferences and often recommendations) in printed, digital or oral form, ranging from regular oral briefings to highly complex products such as a global threat assessment on transnational crime, often resulting in new insights that have a major effect on the understanding and interpretation of the subject matter.

As part of Duty No. 1 - 2 and 3:

To use and sometimes adapt or redesign, or advise information technology specialists on the adaptation or redesign of, a wide range of complex computer software, such as databases (currently notably ICIS, IBM iBase and MS-Access), Internet search engines and spreadsheets as well as project planning, visualization and web publishing tools during various phases of the intelligence cycle.
To attend Interpol working group meetings and conferences as well as external conferences and workshops, often delivering (computer-aided) lectures on complex subjects and sometimes distributing reports as well.
To apply various strategic analytical methods, such as crime pattern/trend analysis, risk/threat assessments and information gap analysis (also part of duty No. 3), to information at hand.

Training/Education required

Three years' education at a University or other specialized higher education establishment, including Police Universities/Academies, possibly with a study focus on criminal intelligence analysis, criminology, international cooperation or social sciences. Postgraduate degree would be considered an asset.

Experience required

At least three years in the area in question. This could mean work as a criminal intelligence analyst in a law enforcement organization, or experience as a researcher/analyst in another organization dealing with crime-related issues, intelligence analysis or contemporary international security threats. Five years' experience in the area is required if the post holder does not have the required level of education.
Strong communication skills, both in written and oral form (public speaking and delivery of presentations).
Strong computer skills are required. Proficiency in standard office word-processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation software required. Advanced experience in using link- and flowcharting tools and/or statistical/GIS analysis software would be highly desirable. Proficiency in web-publishing tools and/or the more